Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Duluth
144 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–DLH arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,143 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.3%Flights1,143
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → DLH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 774 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 577 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,066 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 863 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 45 min · 201 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 502 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 505 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 451 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 45 min · 500 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 507 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 506 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 40 min · 510 flights
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